Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
June 14, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47829
Aircraft time
71,715 hours, 24,067 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

GOT CABIN SMOKE LVL 3 AND ASSOCIATED TONE ON CLIMB-OUT. LIGHT STAYED ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES. NR 7 SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED AT SAME TIME. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEM. CREW STATED AT GATE THAT THEY HAD NO SMOKE INDICATION LIGHT ON OVERHEAD CARGO FIRE TEST PANEL. ONLY THE NR 7 SMOKE DETECTOR WAS ILLUMINATED. DEPINNED PLUGS AND INSP CRIMPS, CK'D GOOD. ALSO CK'D CONTINUITY OF ASSOC WIRING FROM MSC TO SMOKE DET'S NR 7 AND NR 9 (REF WDM 26-15-01 AND 26-14-02), ALL CK'D GOOD. OHMED DIODES R7-570 AND R7-572, BOTH CK'D GOOD. FOUND LOOSE SCREW INSIDE NR 7 SMOKE DET LAYING ON CIRCUIT CARD, COULD BE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FAULT.

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